The Prisons Act (No 12 of 33 Vic, 1869-70) was passed and commenced on 9 February 1870. Its full title was: An Act to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Prisons. It was repealed by the Prisons Act 1936 on 1 June 1937.
The Act had several amendments: Act No.884/1905, Act No.1090/1912, Act No.1190/1915, Act No.1647/1924, No 1677 of 1925, Act No.1880/1928, Act No.2190/1934, Act No.2287/1936, Act No.2293/1936.
1842 - 1870 Gaols Act 1842
1844 - 1870 Aboriginal Prisoners Act 1844
1856 - 1870 Prisoners Act 1855-6
1870 - 1937 Prisons Act 1869
1937 - 1985 Prisons Act 1936
Sources used to compile this entry:
Law Research Service, Melbourne Law School, Law Library, The University of Melbourne. 'Find and Connect Project - South Australia Legislation', 13 December 2013, held in the project files at the University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre.
Prepared by: Christine Moje
Created: 20 January 2015, Last modified: 16 January 2023
Last updated: 7 August 2023
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